Democrat Patrick Murphy has a message for his opponent, Rep. Allen West, who is refusing to concede his re-election battle in Florida: Give it up.
The candidate, who is leading the Tea Party incumbent, told Hardball’s Chris Matthews on Monday that there’s “No question about it. We won this race.”
The Sunshine State’s unofficial tally, according to NBC News, shows Murphy ahead by about 2,000 votes. NBC has not yet called the race, although state election officials say Murphy has accrued enough votes to avoid a recount.
The Democrat had declared victory as early as Wednesday. Still, West’s campaign is insisting there are discretions, mainly in St. Lucie County, which Murphy won. West says that some votes may have been counted twice.
Matthews asked Murphy what it was like to run against and deal with a lawmaker who has previously insisted up to 80 House Democrats are communist.









